atom

noun. From the Greek, a-tomos (that which cannot be cut). As it turns out, you can - you can subdivide, and split, and crack - just ask the eager scientist in the hungry laboratory. But if you really want proof that language can’t be trusted then think of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Chernobyl, Bikini Atoll. The Greeks were right about many things - but it turns out you can cut the atom.

 

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